2021
Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivity
2012
Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift
Rathlev NK, Obendorfer D, White LF, Rebholz C, Magauran B, Baker W, Ulrich A, Fisher L, Olshaker J. Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 13: 163-168. PMID: 22900106, PMCID: PMC3415804, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective surgical admissionsEmergency department lengthHospital occupancySurgical admissionsED patientsIntensive care unit admissionResuscitation casesCare unit admissionAdult ED patientsInner-city teaching hospitalMean emergency department lengthNumber of nursesPrevious shiftED dischargeUnit admissionHospital admissionMore patientsED nursesTeaching hospitalAdditional admissionsAdmissionPatientsShift 1LOSAverage time series analysis
2006
Length of Stay by Route of Contrast Administration for Diagnosis of Appendicitis by Computed‐tomography Scan
Berg ER, Mehta SD, Mitchell P, Soto J, Oyama L, Ulrich A. Length of Stay by Route of Contrast Administration for Diagnosis of Appendicitis by Computed‐tomography Scan. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 1040-1045. PMID: 16973641, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.06.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal computed tomographyLength of stayOral contrastRectal contrastComputed tomographyContrast administrationED lengthPatient satisfactionPhase 2 patientsUrban academic EDEmergency department lengthDiagnosis of appendicitisConfidence intervalsWilcoxon rank sum testPhase 1 subjectsRank sum testAdult patientsPrimary outcomeAcademic EDComputed-tomography scansPatient throughput timeAppendicitisPatientsCT orderStay